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Differentiated Reading for Comprehension

Grade 3

© Carson-Dellosa . CD-104615 . Differentiated Reading for Comprehension2

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Common Core Alignment Chart . . . . . . . . . 3

Wild AnimalsThe Egg-Laying Mammal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4The King of Frogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8The Leopard That Went for Help . . . . . . . . .12

Strange and UnexplainedStars on Earth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Taking Flight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Fascinating MachinesFaster Than a Speeding Bullet . . . . . . . . . .24A World of Robots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Amazing KidsTo the Stars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Olympic Spirit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36The Violin as a Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Amazing PeopleSpeaking for Animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Balancing Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Extreme PlacesSandstone Giant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52A Sea without Fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56“Ice” to Meet You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Providing all students access to high quality, non!ction text is essential to Common Core State Standards mastery. This book contains exactly what teachers are looking for: high-interest non!ction passages, each written at three di"erent reading levels, followed by a shared set of text-dependent comprehension questions and a writing prompt to build content knowledge. Both general academic and domain-speci!c vocabulary words are reinforced at the end of each passage for further comprehension support. The standards listed on each page provide an easy reference tool for lesson planning, and the Common Core Alignment Chart on page 3 allows you to target or remediate speci!c skills.

The book is comprised of 15 stories that are written at three levels: • Below level (one dot beside the page number): 1 to 1.5 levels below grade level • On level (two dots beside the page number): 0 to .5 levels below grade level • Advanced (three dots beside the page number): 1 to 2 levels above grade level

Which students will not enjoy reading about an egg-laying mammal or a man who cooked eggs on a tightrope over Niagara Falls or a place where a person’s breath freezes into ice crystals? This book will quickly become the go-to resource for di"erentiated non!ction reading practice in your classroom!

Table of Contents

Introduction

© Carson-Dellosa . CD-104615 . Differentiated Reading for Comprehension 3

How to Use This Alignment Chart

The Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts are a shared set of expectations for each grade level in the areas of reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language. They de!ne what students should understand and be able to do. This chart presents the standards that are covered in this book.

Use this chart to plan your instruction, practice, or remediation of a speci!c standard. To do this, !rst choose your targeted standard; then, !nd the pages listed on the chart that correlate to the standard you are teaching. Finally, assign the reading pages and follow-up questions to practice the skill.

Common Core Alignment Chart

Common Core State Standards* Practice PagesReading Standards for Informational Text

Key Ideas and Details 3.RI.1–3.RI.3 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31, 35, 39, 43, 47, 51, 55, 59, 63

Craft and Structure 3.RI.4–3.RI.64–6, 8–10, 12–14, 16–18, 20–22, 24–26, 27, 28–30, 31, 32–34, 35, 36–38, 40–42, 44–46, 48–50, 52–54, 55, 56–58, 59, 60–62, 63

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas 3.RI.7–3.RI.9 15, 27, 31, 35, 55, 59, 63

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity 3.RI.10

4–6, 8–10, 12–14, 16–18, 20–22, 24–26, 28–30, 32–34, 36–38, 40–42, 44–46, 48–50, 52–54, 56–58, 60–62

Reading Standards: Foundational SkillsPhonics and Word Recognition 3.RF.3 19, 23, 43, 47, 59

Fluency 3.RF.44–6, 8–10, 12–14, 16–18, 20–22, 24–26, 28–30, 32–34, 36–38, 40–42, 44–46, 48–50, 52–54, 56–58, 60–62

Writing StandardsText Types and Purposes 3.W.1–3.W.3 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31, 39, 43, 47, 51, 59, 63Production and Distribution of Writing 3.W.4–3.W.6 47, 51

Language StandardsConventions of Standard English 3.L.1–3.L.2 7, 19, 23, 35, 39, 43, 47, 51, 55, 63Knowledge of Language 3.L.3 7

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use 3.L.4–3.L.64–6, 7, 8–10, 11, 12–14, 16–18, 20–22, 24–26, 27, 28–30, 32–34, 36–38, 39, 40–42, 43, 44–46, 48–50, 51, 52–54, 56–58, 60–62

* © Copyright 2010. National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers. All rights reserved.


People first thought the platypus was a joke. They thought someone had put a duck’s bill on a beaver’s body! They saw other odd things. The animal had webbed feet. It had short legs like a lizard’s. It had two layers of fur. It had a spur on each of its back leg. What kind of animal was this?

The platypus lives in Australia. It is a mammal that lays eggs. It lives under the ground. It spends a lot of time in water. A platypus goes in the water many times in an hour to get food. Its webbed feet and flat tail help it swim. It catches worms, snails, and shrimp. It carries food in its cheeks. The platypus does not have teeth. It has little pads inside its bill that grind its food.

This animal is furry and brown. It is about the size of a house cat. It lives about as long as a cat too. Its babies are called puggles. The puggles hatch out of eggs. The mother platypus feeds them milk. The babies live in a burrow. Platypuses make burrows on the banks of rivers or streams.

Only the male platypus has spurs. It uses its spurs like a stingers. It can sting other animals in a fight. An animal can die from the sting. Humans do not die from the sting. They can get very sick. People learned to leave this odd animal alone!

The Egg-Laying Mammal

spur: a sharp spinemammal: an animal that feeds milk to its youngburrow: a nest in the ground

3.RI.4, 3.RI.5, 3.RI.10, 3.RF.4, 3.L.4


When people in England first saw a stuffed platypus, they thought it was a joke. They thought someone had put a duck’s bill on a beaver’s body! Then, they saw other strange things. The platypus had webbed feet. It had short legs like a lizard’s. It had two layers of fur. And, it had a spur on each of its back leg. What kind of animal was this?

The platypus lives in Australia. It is one of the strangest animals in the world. For one thing, it lays eggs, even though it is a mammal. It lives underground, but it spends a lot of time in the water. A platypus dives in the water up to 80 times an hour to get food. Its webbed feet and flat tail help it swim. It catches worms, snails, and shrimp. It carries food in its cheeks until it is ready to eat. The platypus does not have teeth. It has little pads inside its bill that grind its food.

This furry brown animal is about the size of a house cat. It lives about as long as a cat too—10 to 17 years. Its babies are called puggles. They hatch out of their eggs. The mother platypus feeds them milk. The babies live in a burrow that is built with long tunnels for doorways. Platypuses make burrows on the banks of rivers or streams. This lets them hunt for food easily.

Only the male platypus has spurs that it uses like stingers. It uses its spurs in fighting. When another animal is stung, it can die. Humans do not die from the sting of a platypus. But, they do get very sick. The poison in a spur causes great pain. People in Australia learned to leave this odd animal alone!



3.RI.4, 3.RI.5, 3.RI.10, 3.RF.4, 3.L.4


When people in England first saw a stuffed platypus, they thought it was a joke. They thought someone had glued a duck’s bill on a beaver’s body! Then, they noticed other strange features. The platypus had webbed feet and short legs like a lizard’s. It had two layers of fur. It had spurs on each of its back leg. What kind of animal was this?

The platypus lives in Australia. It is one of the strangest animals in the world. For one thing, it lays eggs, even though it is a mammal. It lives underground, but it spends a lot of time in the water. A platypus dives in the water up to 80 times an hour to get food. Its webbed feet and flat tail help it swim. It catches worms, snails, and shrimp. It carries food in pouches in its cheeks until it is ready to eat. The platypus does not have teeth. It has little pads inside its bill that grind its food.

This furry brown animal is about the size of a house cat. It lives about as long as a cat too—10 to 17 years. Its babies, called puggles, hatch from eggs and then the mother platypus feeds them milk. The babies live in a burrow that is built with long tunnels for doorways. Platypuses make burrows on the banks of rivers or streams. This lets them hunt for food easily.

Only the male platypus has spurs that it uses like stingers. It uses the spur in fighting or in defense. When another animal is stung, it can die. Humans do not die from the sting of a platypus. But, they do get very sick. The poison in a spur causes great pain that no medicine can make better. Settlers in Australia quickly learned to leave this funny-looking animal alone!



3.RI.4, 3.RI.5, 3.RI.10, 3.RF.4, 3.L.4


Name ___________________________________

Answer the questions.

1. Read the following sentence from the story and answer the question.

Platypuses make burrows on the banks of rivers or streams.

Which definition of the word banks matches the way it is used in the story?

A. places to keep money B. sets of cards used in games

C. groups of clouds D. sloped grounds on the edge of a body of water

2. What is a puggle? Write your answer in a complete sentence.

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3. Which of the following is not a feature of the platypus?

A. a bill like a duck’s B. a body like a beaver’s

C. paws like a dog’s D. short legs like a lizard’s

4. Which of the following behaviors is not typical of a mammal?

A. swimming in water B. laying eggs

C. fighting other animals D. digging holes

5. Complete the sentence.

It has ______________________ ______________________ inside its ______________________ that grind its ______________________.

6. Which sentence shows commas used correctly?

A. It catches, worms snails and shrimp.

B. It catches worms, snails and, shrimp.

C. It catches worms snails, and shrimp.

D. It catches worms, snails, and shrimp.

7. Read this sentence.

I saw a platypus at the zoo.

Rewrite the sentence to make it more exciting. Add details and adjectives.

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8. When people first saw the platypus, they thought it was a joke. On another sheet of paper, write about a time you saw something that you thought was a joke. Choose words carefully to make the story interesting and even funny.


3.RI.1, 3.W.3, 3.L.2, 3.L.4


Answer KeyPage 71. D; 2. A puggle is a baby platypus. 3. C; 4. B; 5. It has little pads inside its bill that grind its food. 6. D; 7. Answers will vary. 8. Answers will vary.

Page 111. C; 2. B; 3. D; 4. 10 feet (3.05 m); 5. 3 feet (91.44 cm); 6. frog-jumping; 7. Answers will vary.

Page 151. D; 2. B; 3. F; 4. F; 5. T; 6. D; 7. B; 8. Answers will vary.

Page 191. disapprove, to not approve of something; 2. disable, to make unusable; 3. disagree, to not agree; 4. disobey, to not obey; 5. The Marfa lights get their name from the town in which they are seen. 6. A; 7. F; 8. T; 9. T;10. T; 11. lights from boats; 12. Answers will vary.

Page 231. C; 2. Answers will vary but may include: Airplanes today are not circular with domed ceilings and portholes. 3. C; 4. plumber, knife, island, debt, wrap, climb, hoe, castle; 5. C; 6. C; 7. Answers will vary.

Page 271. Japan; 2. Europe; 3. plane; 4. 1959; 5. T; 6. F; 7. T; 8. T; 9. D; 10. Answers will vary.

Page 311. C; 2. F; 3. T; 4. T; 5. Answers will vary but may include: cook, talk on the phone, learn new things, listen to people, know when people are happy or sad, do chores; 6. paint, learn, build, crawl, walk; 7. Answers will vary. 8. Answers will vary.

Page 351. D; 2. C; 3. A; 4. B; 5. D; 6. built, will launch, fly; 7. Answers will vary.

Page 391. A. 2. F; 3. T; 4. F; 5.C; 6. poor, sickly, small; 7. C; 8. Answers will vary but may include: Wilma’s mother took care of her when she was sick. Wilma’s brothers and sisters made sure she kept on her braces. 9. Answers will vary.

Page 431. T; 2. F; 3. T; 4. F; 5. D; 6. B; 7. A; 8. teacher, one who teaches, writer, one who writes, leader, one who leads, painter, one who paints, ruler, one who rules, baker, one who bakes; 9. Answers will vary.

Page 471. C; 2. D; 3. happiness, the state of being happy, darkness, the state of being dark, loneliness, the state of being lonely, illness, the state of being ill; 4. 1840; 5. laws; 6. nine days; 7. Answers will vary.

Page 511. C; 2. C; 3. B; 4. A; 5. saw, stood, took, ate; 6. Answers will vary.

Page 551. D; 2. The native Australians named the rock Uluru. 3. C; 4. F; 5. F; 6. F; 7. sandstone, waterfalls, outback; 8. Answers will vary.

Page 591. A; 2. D; 3. Some tourists even like to read books as they float on top of the water. 4. C; 5. circled words: ahead, ready bread; underlined words: peach, pea, eagle, treat, leap, meat; 6.Answers will vary.

Page 631. colder, coldest, darker, darkest, easier, easiest. 2. D; 3. Answers will vary but should include the temperature. 4. difficult, frigid, dark; 5. B; 6. C; 7. Answers will vary.

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